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ORIGINAL POETRISTt OJ [An Epilogue spoken a few Sundays ago in the Thea. tre Royal, Wrexham, at the close of the lecture.]
A MINISTERING SPIRIT
A MINISTERING SPIRIT The Sabbath dawned serenely calm, When cheerful rang the morning bell, The trees sent forth their precious balm' All things of good seemed to tell As Eden did ere Adam fell. A little maid so neatly dressed In Sunday clothes from head to feet; Though poor and weak, felt greatly blessed, Her teacher and her class to meet, In Sabbath school at Chester Street. They read of love divinely free, The love that gave itself to die, Love filled her heart as full could be, Big was the tear and deep the sigh, She felt that heaven itself was nigh. The spirit changed her youthful mind, She wept, she prayed, amazed she stood, She caught the Saviour's spirit kind, Who went about, still doing good, He healed the sick, and gave them food. She heard of one both sick and poor, An aged female no one knew, The rich, the gay. passed by the door, She stood and knocked Samari'an true, And heard the words I. Corne in, do, do. or She entered in and closed the door, And stood beside the straw made bed, The book, the page, she read before She held and very guilty said, Please ma'am to hear a chapter read." Oh, can a stranger pity me ?" The woman said, I soon shall die, A dark eternity I see, My sins against my conscience cry, 0! save me, save me, angel, try." Come read and pray" again she cried. The Lord of angels, all things gave;" She read of Him who loved and died The guilty and the lost to save, From sin and death, hell, and the grave. And then she prayed in humble form. To Him who hears when children cry; The silent whisper in the storm, The deepest groan, the softest sigh, He hears, for He's always nigh. A colporteur came to the door, And overheard a voice in prayer, So sweet, he'd never heard before, He thought an angel must be there, To enter in he would not dare. The voice was hushed—he entered ing The maid withdrew almost unseen, He asked her name, her home, her kin, Where she'd gone, and where she'd been, He thought her age was not thirteen t The woman said her home is heaven, She's one of God's angelic band," And showed him sixpence she had g iven,, Which had been worn by human hand That proved she dwelt on earthly land. He sought her out and found her home, It was humble clean and neat, He asked her whence the sixpence came, She blushed and wanted to retreat, But thought she'd done no crime so great. For learning off the longest psalm, My teacher kindly gave it me;" "Dear girl, then thou shalt bear the palm, Such charity we seldom see, God will accept the gift from thee." Go, do likewise, ye men of prayer, Go, do likewise ye female host, And give the poor what you can spare, While others, larger gifts may boast, Go labour, you may save the lost. Wrexham. J. Fl. I
GLEANINGS.!
GLEANINGS. DISCOVERY OP A DRUIDIC ALTAR. -A curious dis- covery has just been made near Lille, by the workmen engaged in cutting trenches for the new fortifications. In ri'inoving the soil, they laid bare a stone tumulus, wlii h instead of bones, contained a large block ofatone tcM I.-1 ith inscriptions indicating that it was an altar tl 1.1 the Druids in their sacrifices. The names Hesus BLII I Latates, gods adored by the Gauls, are perfectly legible on it. Near the stone a sacred golden knife used by the Druida for cutting the misletoe was also found. The inscriptions on this atone corroborate the fact al. ready known, that human sacrifices were made by the Druids in times of national calamity. The knife has been placed in the museum of Lille.—Gentleman's Mag- azine. GREAT DISCOVERIES OF IRONSTONE.—Vast beds of ironstone are said to have been discovered in North Lincolnshire, on the estate of Charles Wynn, Esquire, in the vicinity of the small villages of Appleby, Scunthorp, and Thornholme. The strata are represented as ex- tremely rich, and active operations are in progress for turning the discovery to good account. It is expected that upwards of 100 cottages will be erected in Thorn- holme, where smelting operations on a grand scale are intended to be carried on. A railway to the river Aucholme, which flows into the Humber, is also spoken of. At Kirton Lindsey, a small town in North Lincoln- shire, great progress has been made in iron mining, and it is stated that already upwards of 100 tons of ore are daily transferred to the railway station on the Manches- ter, Sheffied, and Lincolnshire line, CRINOLINE AND HOOPED PBTTICOA.Ts.-The farthin- gale of the time of Elizabeth answers to the hooped petticoat of the days of Queen Annie and the crinoline of Queen Victoria. Against the farthingales the great muter, Philip Stubbes, inveighed with thundering elo- quence. When they have all their goodly robes upon them," says he, women seem to be the smallest part of themselves, not natural women, bat artificial women not women of flesh and blood, but rather puppets, or mawmets, consisting of rags and clouts compact togeth* er:" The Queen herself condemned the fashion, and passed laws to put down such extravagance. The wits assailed it, and what was the result r" The farthingale expanded, and under James the First became as re- markable for ugliness and discomfort. Hooped petticoats came into fashion again in the time of Queen Anne; and Addison's keen satire was directed against them. In the Spectator, No. 272, appears an advertisement, dated from the parish vestry, January 9th, 1711-12: "All ladies who come to church in the new-fashioned hoops, are de- sired to be there before divine service begins, lest they divert the attention of the congregation." Gay took up the subject, and handled it very roughly. More polite wits averred that these hoops only kept the men at a proper distance; the caricaturists represented a fashion- ably-attired lady as a donkey carrying two panniers and Hogarth pictured the inconvenience of a full-dressed belle entering a sedan chair. What the wits and carica- turists did in Queen Bess's time and Queen Anne's, has been done over again in Queen Victoria's.—T/te Ladies' Treasury. TOM TVLUVEB* UNCLE TELLS How 81\ GOT ON IN THE WORLD.—•« III tell you how I got on. It was'nt by getting astride a stick, and thinking it woald turn into a horse if I sat long enough. I kept my eyes and ears open, sir, and I was't too fond of my own back, and I made my master's interest my own. Why, with only looking into what went on in the mill, I found out how there was a waste ofjE500 a-year that might be hindered. Why, sir, 1 hadn't more schooling to begin with than a charity boy but I saw pretty soon that I couldn't get on far without mastering accounts, and I learned 'em between working hours, after I'd been unlading. Look here." Mr Deane opened a book, and pointed to the page. "I write a good hand enough, and I'll match anybody at all sorts of reckoning by the head, and I got it all by Work, and paid for it by my own earnings-often out of my dinner and supper. And I looked into the nature of all the things we had to do with in the business, and picked knowledge as I went about my work, and turned it over in my head. Why, I'm no mechanic—I never pretended to be-but I've thought of a thing or two that the me- chanics never thought of, and it's made a fine difference in our returns. And there isn't an article shipped or unshipped at our wharf but I know the quality of it. If I got places sir, air, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must make a ball of yourself—that's where it is.Tho Millon the YIO".
PICKINGS FROM" PUNCH,"
PICKINGS FROM" PUNCH," No NEWS.—Mr Coleman, in his amusing book abou British Butterflies, tells us that the Purple Empero thrives on corruption. And so, he might have added does the French variety of the species. THE RIAL FANCY FRAiiciiisE.-London and Liver- pool 'Changes voting Tom Sayers a hero. A THOROUGH ÐaEAD KNIGHT.—The King of Sar. dinia has knighted the patriotic baker, Giuseppe Dolfi. No doubt the worthy knight of the oven will prove himself a doughty champion, his achievements will be recorded in the rolls of fame, and he will be acknowledge d 84 the flour of chivalry. THE GIPSIES OF HOME AND IRELAND.—A J esuit, Host people suppose, is not to be caugnc napping. T hat JUlY be; but the Pope who stole the little Jew, and M'ttobins and O'Connor, who walked off with the infants Sherwood, and the holy Sister Aylward, who cannot in- form the Court of Queen's Bench where a certain chi Id Is. are examples too plainly proving that Papists mjiy be Caught kidnapping. When they are caught, it is th e fault of the legal authorities if they don't catch it. THE BUTTO-es ArM.—The Rifle Volunteers of the present day have been compared to the archers of Old England. The English yeoman, who clefc hazel wtind a Witfy his cloth-yard shaft, was esteemed a man of" mark find liviihood. Our Volunteers are men of sufficient livelihood; lotus hope they witt.soon make themselves Men of tqual mark. THE GBEAT GUNS Of THE DAT. •ine Armstrong twelve-pounder shoots long and low Lower still Whitworth's three-pounder flingeth its ball But the range of the Russell six-pounder, they say, Bids fair to be longest and lowest of all. "HSAYT EXCHANGES 4ND BOTH DOWN." Bettlel Report of a fight (Passim.) ftft.. 10 I ims voting of purses, and cneeung ot cneers, In London andlfiverppol nothing so strqnge is for veil igay ^changes be fond of Tom Sajers, Considlring how fond Sayers is of exchanges. ?A NOTOMOM Camucna IN THB CUT.—Fleet 6t?d. (A ma eMofhad? oouU4&UypttWI ?M
j MOLD,-
j MOLD, { WREXHAM AND MOLD CHURCH TEACHERS' < ASSOCIATION. The Quarterly Meeting of the above Association was held at the National Schools, Mold, on Saturday last. There were present, Clergy—The Rev Jenkiu Daviea, vicar nt Mold; Rev W K B Briscoe, nnd Rev T Wil- liams, Flint. Masters-Mr J Ellis, St Matbew's, Buck ley, (Tr?surer); Mr J Beckett. Gresford, (Spcretary); Ir J Williams, GwersyHt, Mr G EtHs. Rhos: ?r Haughton, Wrexbllw, Mr Roberts, Ragged School, Wrexham; Mr Owen, Mo)d; Mr Jones, Flint; Mr Uarvey, Llanferras Mr Hughes, Brynford; Mr Hughes, 1inera; Mr W P Jones, Tryddyn; Mr Lloyd. Ner- W J Evans, Brvmbo; Mr Snelson, Christ's Church, n Chester; Mr Greenwood, Isycoed; Mr Evans, Hope, and Mr Brawn, Pontblyddyn. Mistresses-Miss Warwick, Gresford; Miss Harvey, M in era Miss Hig- tinson, Gwersyllt; Miss Jones and Miss Wilson, Mold; Miss Sturch, Hawarden; Miss Hart, Buckley, Miss Phillips, Brymbo; Miss Skirratt, Gwernaffield; Miss Jones, Miss M Jones, and Miss Roberts, Pentre, The chair was occupied by the vicar of Mold. After prayer the chairman called upon Mr Ellis, of Rhos, to give his lesson on Palestine. A class of children belonging to the Mold National School being present. Mr Ellis gave a lesson upon the mountains of the Holy Land and their historical associa- tions. The criticism of the lesson was opened by the Rev W K Briscoe, who dwelt upon the heartv manner exhibited by Mr Ellis. He was sure if he asked the children on Monday morning, whether they would like Mr Ellis to give them another lesson, they would answer in the affirmative. Mr Beckett said, in the best lesson that could be given there must be many imperfections, and if he mentioned one or two defects, it would be to further the object for which they were met together, and not to detract from the excellence of Mr Ellis's lesson. He thought per- haps, for a geography lesson, there was too much atten- tion to the history, and in one or two particulars he thought the children might have been led from what they knew to what they did not know. Mr Williams, Gwersyllt, pointed out an instance where he thought the children might go away with a wrone6 impression. Mr Ellis, Buckley, and Mr Jones, Flint, bore testimony to the excellence of the lesson, but agreed with Mr Beckett with respect to the history. Mr SneUon made some observations respecting Mount Carmel which he thought were omitted by Air DlJis* Mr Owen spoke upon the arrangement and demand a of tae class. Rev T Williams did not agree with the gentlemen who had spoken of there being too much attention to history. He thought that added to the merits of the lesson. Mr Ellis thanked them for the criticism. He could not see the force of some of the remarks that had been made, and if he gave a lesson on Palestine again, he should think it right to go quite as much into the history of the place as upon the present occasion. The minutes of a former meeting were then read and oonfirmed. As it was arranged that of the six "members of the committee, the two senior should retire annually, upon a motion by Mr Ellis, Rhos, seconded by Mr Owen, Mold, they were thus arranged s—Mr Baughton, and Mr Har- vey, for 3 years; Mr Williams and Mr Jones, (Flint) for 2 years, Mr Ellis, (Rhos) and Mr Owen, for 1 year. After some other matters of business, tha Rev W K B Briscoe, Fellow of Jesus College. Oxford, delivered a lecture on Education in former times." The reverend gentleman drew an excellent picture of the advancement of education in its connection with the progress of human civilization, by contrasting the char- acter and influence of the physical aud military educa- tion of ancient Sparta with that of Athens and Corinth. In Sparta, the chief aim of education was the development of the physical powers, by athletic and military exer- cises; the man who excelled in such games, in fighting, eating and drinking, was considered the most virtuous. At Athens, on the contrary, education had a view solely to political ends—obedience to the laws. In both these systems the cultivation of the intellect was disregarded, and those philosophers who first advocated intellectual and moral doctrines, were actually driven out of the country. In Persia, boys were taught three things to shoot with the bow, ride, and speak the truth. In Sparta. they were whipped every year at the altar of Diana, and il they cried or flinched were whipped twice that year. This was to accustom them to eoidure pain. They en- co uraged theft, in order, as they thought, to accustom tbaem to dexterity in time of pillage, &c., but if the theft w a detected he was punished; not for his dishonesty, b Ilt for his want of adroitness in. allowing himself to be t 8ken, To this early inuring to hardships, must be at- tubuted that astonishing Spartan bravery exhibited at Thermopylae, and other places. The Roman education was a combination of the Spartan and Athenian systems. The reverend speaker then reviewed the history of the Jewish education, connected with the study of the Law, the Talmuda, and traditional rabbinical writers, &c. exemplified in St Paul. He then passed over to the case of our own country in Saxo u times. King Alfred's efforts in furtherance of the education of the people and the failure of his attempts every where but at Oxford. He also shewed how the intellectual gloom deepened to- wards the middle ages, many of the clergy then being unable to write or to read. They learnt the service of the mass by rote, and sometimes committed the most In. dicrous eirors, which they repeat ed year after year. At the reformation, the light of education again burst forth, and the greatest efforts were matLe to promote it, arid we find even females—whose educatio n as a sex, had hither- to been wholly disregarded—more learned than any ladies of the present day, classical scholars, and mis- tresses of several living tongues, as the Lady Jane Grey, Queen Elizabeth, and others. ,The speaker here reverted to what he had said at the commencement of his lecture, that education in farmer times was wholly confined to the upper or patrician class, there being no poor but their slaves; and to the male sex alone. It was Christianity, at its first planting and revival at the Reformation, that had raised woman to her legitimate position in the scale of human society. Having alluded to the establignment of Grammar Schools by Edward VI, the reverend speak- er proceeded to show that the education of the poor- viewed generally as a mass—had been left to the efforts of the present generation. In the old systems ot educa- ¡ tion the cultivation of the intellect and morals was wholly neglected; the very reverse was the case now, and he thought that if there was any defect in the pres- ent system it was too great a neglect of physical train- ing. ID1iev T Williams, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr Briscoe for his interesting leoture, adverted to the excel- lent manner in which the children had answered Mr Ellis's questions, which spoke much for the efficiency of the Mold Schools. Whenever the association could make it convenient to hold a meeting at Flint ho should be glad to give them a cordial weloome. Mr Williams (Gwersyllt), seconded the proposition. He said that he had felt very great pleasure in listening to the interesting topics to which Mr Briscoe had al- luded; he thought the lecture had opened many sub- jects which might be usefully pursued by schoolmasters. Mr Beckett then proposed that the thanks of the meeting be offered to the Vicar for his kindness in pre- siding, and for the cordial reception which the Associa- tion had met at Mold..He thought also that Mr Ellis deserved their thanks; he had come forward and exposed himself to the criticism of his fellow teaehers, in order to afford them an opportunity of comparing their opinions I upon the method of giving a lesson. Difficult as this position was, he hoped that masters would not shrink from it, for it was by this means that the objects of the sooiety could be carried out, and if they expressed themselves with that good temper which should charac- terise such meetings, much good would result. The chauman said it had afforded him much pleasure to take part in the discussions that day. He had no doubt of the practical benent of such meetings. He was glad to hear that it was intended to have a meeting at Mold in November, and he could assure them that they should have as hearty a reception as they had had that day. The meeting then adjourned to the Boy's School-room where a substantial cold collation had been provided by the Clergy of Mold, aud to which about forty persons sat down. It was decided to hold the next meeting at the Nation- al Schools, Gwersyllt, on Saturday the 14th day of July next, when Mr Hughes, of minela, will give a lesson for criticism.
ITHE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL…
I THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL TEA OF THE REV. W. WARLOW HARRY'S CHURCH. This meeting took place on Thursday evening week in the rooms occupied as a temporary church. After tea, which was provided by the ladies of the congregation and their friends, a public meeting was held, tne pastor of the church in the chair. The Rev gentleman observed that they had spent a happy evening together, and he still trusted that the proceedings now being commenced would result ia pleasure and profit to those assembled. Much had been said against and for meetings of this kind, but he, (Mr. Harry), saw no reason why they should not be made ad- vantageous as well as profitable. After making several other observations with reference to their meeting and the object which they as a church had dearest at heart, called upon Mr David Roberta, of Chester, who deliver- ed an admirable address, as also did the Rev W Great- head. the English Wesleyan minister, who followed Air Roberts. The chairman them called upon R Rice Davies, Esq., to address the meeting, who on rising said—Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,—I think we have many reasons to congratulate ourselves and return thanks to Almighty God, tor that measure of success which he has been pleased to vouchsafe to us as to us as a church and congregation. It is very often that the pioneers and friends of civilization, freedom and religion, have to toil many a long day with apparently but little success. If we refer to our own country and read the history of those movements which have had tor their object the benefit of man, and the welfare of our cquutry, such as the emancipation of the slave, the triumph of civil and religious lioerty, the removal of fiscal burdens, the amelioration of the Condition of the working classes, the education of the people, we shall find that all these movements were of alow growth. The history of the movement with which our meeting is this evening as- sociated, presents a happy but striking contrast. It was not much more than two years Bince the cause was commenced by a small band of people who felt the deep- est solicitude for the cause of pure Christianity in the town. From the time this room was opened for public worship the churoh had been gaining power and strength, a&d hid bwemo daily more deeply noM ia ttw affflcttww tml nymi-'dlhies of the people. After two years labour, they could say that they had a respectable and increas- ing con gregation, a church of between thirty and forty members, a thriving Sunday school, a tract distribution society and in addition to this, kind providence had sent them a pastor, who with words of heavenly wisdom preaches to tia, Sabbath after Sabbath, the truth as it is in Jesus, who visited the haunts of the out-casts in order,to retlaira them, who went to the dweltinga of the poor to teach the poor the principles of our holy faith, and to point them to that source from whence all pure happiness comes; who wps instant in season and out of season, iu doing good, and who was endeared to t',ie church, and to many outside its pale, by ties which were not of earth and of time. When we looked to the past and compared it with the present, we may thank God and take courage. You will expect. Sir, that a few observations be made respecting the object which has more immediate reference to this evenmg's meeting, I mean the erection of our church. You have all seen the beautiful plans on the wall there. We have obtained the land. We have also received some Y,500 in hard cash towards the building fund. We have had the promise of some JE40 or €50 from Bristol. A society in London has also promised aid, and we anticipate a grant of X250 from the Building Society in London, and have the strong hope, which was in some cases certain, of obtaining material aid from various other sources. It has been re marked that God helps those that help themselves. This woik could not be accomplished by two or three persons; it ought not to be done by some half-a-dozen, but each one should give what he could afford. He should also invite all their friends to contribute, and if each one would work-their new temple would be opened before the close of the present year. The object they had in view could be achieved-by labour, faith, and prayer- nothing was difficult to those who had stout heartg- those who would work would assuredly succeed in the end. There was a time when the affairs of the church appeared under a cloud. Now, everything was bright and cheering. The eternal sunshine now beamed upon us; in faith and hope we mast labour, and our course most certainly will be crowned with success. After an eloquent and practical speech from Mr Harry, on the claims of the church, and of the hope he enter- tained for the future, the meeting concluded by a vote of thanks to the ladies, the chairman, and Messis Great- head and Roberts. I RUABON PETTY SESSIONS. FRIDAY, MAY 4TH, I860.—Before Sir \V W Wynn, M.P., H W Meredith, Esq, and R R Wingfield Esq. MORETON ABOVE —Mr William Edwards, Rhostlan- erchrugog, brought his acoountB as surveyor of tho township of Moreton Above, for the purpose of havin" them passed. He also applied to the bench to be ap pointed surveyor of the highways for the ensuing year, all the vestry had failed to make any appointment. Mr. W Jones butcher, objected to the final passing of the ac. counts, averring that Mr EJwardshad not shewn what he had done with the money, and that there was a portion of ,the rate still uncollected. He also stated that he had been appointed surveyor for the ensuing year. In reply to the last statement, Mr Edwards said that the appoint- ment was made at a vestry held on the Ilth of April, and was consequently void. As for the accounts they had been passed in vestry, and the books were there now for any one to examine. After some further conversa- tion the whole matter was adjourned until the June Sessions, the magistrates' promising to appoint a sur. veyor that day if Mr Edwards would swear that there had been no legal appointment. TOWNSHIP OF BODYLLTYN.—Mr Madeley, appeared for the purpose of passing his accounts for the township of Bodylltyn. The bench enquired why a paid surveyor had been appointed for so small a township ? Mr Made- ly replied that it was because the other surveyors had neglected to do their duty. Mr Meredith enquired why they apppointed Mr Whalley surveyor of the highways ? Mr Madeley said there were only four persons in the township that they could appoint. Mr Meredith said he did not approve at all of a surveyor of the highways with a salary, in so small a township, where there was necessarily so little to do. If they would appoint one of the farmers surveyor he would do his duty if it were only to save his portion of the surveyor's salary. BEERHOUSE KEEPERS FINED.—Jonathan Phillips, of the Royal Oak, Ponkey, was summoned for haviug his house open for the sale of beer, at unlawful hours on Sunday, the 22nd of April, P.C. Humphreys stated that he went into the house at a quarter past eleven in the morning. There were some persons in the house, and upon searching he found a pewter pint, concealed in a chest, with fresh drawn ale in it, and another in a back room. Fined zCl and Ss costs. John Thomas, another beerhouse keeper, was also summoned for a similar offence. Defendant's wife appeared, and stated that it was her husband's cousin, who was in the house. Fined -2s and 8s costs. MOTHER AND SON.-Ed ward Richards was summoned by his mother, Elizabeth* Richards, for an assault. Mr. Rymer, appeared for the defence. According to the story told by the complainant, the defendant ordered her off from some property which belonged to her, threaten- ed to kill her if she would not go, then struck her, knocked her down, and gave her a black eye. In cross- examination she admitted that her son claimed a right to the property on which he stood when the assault was committed. The evidence of the complainant was con- firmed by a woman named Sarah Williams. Mr Rymer contended as there was a question of right involved, the magistrates, had no jurisdiction. The complainant had no business where she was, as he could show by the copy of a will he could produce, and the son was justified in using sufficient iorce to remove her. The Magistrates observed that an assault had been committed, and if it were justifiable on the plea set furth by Mr Rymer there had been much unnecessary violence used: After some consultation they said they should refuse to deal with the case by imposing a fine, but should commit the de- fendant to prison for fourteen days. WOMAN'S THOUGHTS UPON WOMAN." 1 Mary Hodneer was summoned by Elizabeth Phillips, for breaking the windows of her dwelling-house on tho 31st of March. Mrs Phillips stated that the defendant, Mrs Hodneer came to the house on the day in question, and smashed her two windows with stones. There were twenty-four panes bronken, and it had cost her 16s 6d to have them repaired, as the bill and receipt she pro- < duced would show. The complainant, who was well dressed, and not without some personal attractions, told her story with considerable composure, while the defen- dant had evidently some trouble to curb her passion. In reply to the bench the complainant said her husband was a labourer, and she kept lodgers. Defendant was asked if she had any questions to put to the complainant, when the former with a dubious kind of smile, turning to the latter, asked Did you not harbour my husband in your house." The complainant stood like a statue, neither making any reply Dor betraying the slightest emotion. Defendant after waiting a short time for a reply said, Gentlemen, she harbours my husband regularly in her house, and he carries, nearly all his money tnere. I went one time and asked for him, and was told be was was not there, but I was determined to see for myself, so I walked up stairs and there I found my hus- band on the bed with this woman, who had nothing on but her chiiiiec nothing on but her chimee gentlemen, (raising her voice.) Then dropping her voice to the softest accents, she continued, my husband said to me, you shant hurt her." Mr Meredith: Is your husband here ? Defendant: Yes sir, (pointing to him) and he'll not deny it, (all hcad3 were then turned to have a look at the gay Lothario, who was a sturdy looking labouring man, and judging from appearance, not at all likely to be guilty of the crime imputed to him). The complainant's husband was next asked for and pointed out. He appeared to stand it all with the same stoicism as his wife, and betrayed none of the contortions so powerfully manifested by Othello when practiced upon by Iago. The complainant next called a witness named James Collins, who lodges in the house. He stated that on the day .in question he saw a lot of men who had been at the fair, throwing stones at the complainant's windows. The j defendant was there encouraging them, and was giving them driak. Mr Meredith said he did not believe defendant's state- ment. After a short consultation, the magistrates order. ed that the defendant should pay ior the damages and the coiito, which altogether amounted to £ 1 as 6J. De- fendant said she had no money, and her husband said he had none, but there was some owing to him at the Ponkey works, and his master was there. Mr Arthur Jukes, who was present, agreed to pay the amount and deduct it out of Hodneer's wages. PKUNKENNESS.—Ellis Smith was fined 5s and 7s costs for being drunk and disorderly on the information of P.V-, Humphreys. I THE DENBIGHSHIRE VOLUNTEERS IN WYNN-I I STAY PARK. On Saturday, the 5th instant, the Denbighshire Vol. unteers paid a visit to Wynnstay Park, tor the pur- pose of going through their drill in the presence of their commander, Sir W W Wynn, Bart., M.P., and partak- ing of the hospitalities of Wynnstay. The Wrt:xham company assembled at the depot about 12 o'clock, and marched from thence to the railway station, arrange- ¡ ments having been made for the express train which leaves Wrexham 12 25, to stop at Ruabon Station, where the Ruabon company met the Wrexham. After being marshalled in order by Captain M'Coy in the im- mediate vicinity of the station, Sir Watkin being also present, the whole corps, headed by the band of the Denbighshire Militia, was marched off to Wynnstay Park, where the following movements were gone through;— The first movement was an advance in open column of companies, They then formed line on tne leading division and advanced in line; halt, tire two rounds by divisions from right to left take ground to the left by companies. They again formed line on the leading divisions and fired two rounds by divisions from left to right, and then advanced in open oolumns of companies from the right and then formei line to the right and fired a volley; advancing again in open column ot com- panies from the left, they wheeled to the left and formed line on the left company and fired two more rounds by divisions from left to right; advancing by fours from the right of companies, they formed line in front the front next turned and formed line on the leading diyision, quarter distance column in the rear of No 1 company. No. 1 company was then thrown out in skirmishing order-No. 2 company acting as support squares form to resist cavalry. No 2 company tnen acted as skirmishers, No 1 company forming square to resist cavalry. They next re-formed into line and de- ployed in line on No company. The next exercise was file tiring from right of sec- lions. "Cease firing" then sounded-the annoying enemy having been defeated. The corps then marched to their supposed encampment which they found to be plentifully ?l supplied with provMiOMandaomeof the beat ale the j <?lMt of W \ll ?a? '¡¡Rpll After topung themteelve3 the "fall in" was sounded, when three hearty cheers were given by order of Captain :af'Coy. for their worthy commander, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. When the arms were piled, the men marched under the shades of the trees when the word lialt, ground arms wasgiven; after whir:h the men, amused themselves in va- rious ways—racing, jumping, and several other manly and athletic gnrncs, for prizes which were awarded by (Jnpt M'Coy, the .other cfficers of the corps Lieutenant MeCorquodalc and Ensign Nipter acting as stewards. Thnss games were kept up. wiih great spirit until about a quarter to five o'clock, when the men again re-funred and commenced their march homcwarJs, headed by the hand. On returning to Ruabon, they halted in front ot I the Wynnstay Aims, where they were supplied with refreshments at the expense of Captain M'Coy. After being refreshed they thanked the gallant captain by three hearty cheers, and waving of hats. The march was again sounded and they proceeded to the railway station, and the Wrexham cotipany arrived at us quar- ters about half-past six o'clock where they dt-pt,sited their arms. They again formed into line, and preceded by the band, mnrched to High Street, where they were dismissed to their homes, the band playing God save the Queen.
I THE LATE WILLIAM ORMSBY…
I THE LATE WILLIAM ORMSBY GORE, ESQ. It is our sorrowful duty this week to record the death of Mr William Ormsby Gore, who expired at his resi- dence at Porkington, on Friday morning last, in his eight-second year. Mr Ormsby Gore was born at Bath, on the 14th day of March, 1779, and was the only son of William Gore, Esq., (M.P. tor the county of Leitrim), and Lady Morris Gore. He was descended from St Paul Gore, a cadet of the ancient family of Gore, who went over to Ireland as captain of a troop of horse, in the reign of Elizabeth, and eventually settled there, on the estate of Manor Gore, granted to him by James 1. Sir Taul married Isabella, daughter of Francis Wiclilfe, aud niece of the Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of [relan. The subject of this sketch entered the army in 1798, as a cornet in the King's Dragoon Guards, in which regi- ment he became captain and brevet major. He quit- ted the army on his marriage. He was married in the year 1815, to Mary Jane, only daughter and heiress of Owen Oi-mabyi Esq., of Willowbrook, county Sligo, and Porkington. She represented the ancient and noble family of Godolphin, and inherited such portion of the ) Godolph in property as, being purchased aiter the last L )rd Godolphin mside his will, did not pass under it either to the Duke of Leeds, or to Lord Francis Osborne, I now Lord Godolphin. On the occasion of his rnarriage, Mr Gore assumed, by sign manual, the additional sur- name and arms of Ormsby. In politics Mr Gore was thoroughly Conservative, and throughout his long parliamentary career was a con- sistent supporter of the principles of Conservatism. He sat for Leitrim in the Parliament of 1806, his ancestors having represented that county for nearly a century. In 1829 he represented Carnarvon, and was much distin- guished by his active exertions, on behalf of the loal interests of his constituents, who presented him with a t magnificent, testimonial. In 1832, for the first time, he contested for the repre- sentation of North Shropshire. There were three candi- dates-Sir Rowland (now Lord) Hill, Mr Gore, and Mr Cotes. The contest was mainly between the two latter gentlemen; Mr Cotes representing the Liberal interest, and Mr Gore, the Conservative. The result of the elec- tion was that Mr Gore was defeated by a small majority. He again offered himself as a candidate in the year 1835, when he was returned without opposition, and continued to represent this division of the county up to March 1857, when he was succeeded by the Honourable R C Hill. Owing to the increasing infirmities of age in 1857, he retired from his position as representative, when he issued an address, characteristic of his integrity, and of the P1- triotic feeling with which he undertook the onerous duties of a member of Parliament. Not feeling able to perform all the duties of that office to bis own satisfac- tion, he had no wish to take the honour of services he felt unable to render.. No man ever worked harder for his constituents, or be- | came more universally respected, not only by his sup. porters but by his political opponents, his conduct being always guided by the strictest senie of honour and dis- interestedness. We happen to know that during the whole of his long political career he never solicited any favour for himself. To the religious and charitable institutions connected with the town Mr Gore always showed himself a warm and true friend. He occupied important positions in the management of our Savings' Bank and dispensary, and whenever charities required his assistance, it was most readily and liberally given. This part of the county will always be under deep obligations to the memory of this respected gentleman, for the part he had taken in the introduction of railways. The important assistance he rendered in the projects com- menced for this purpose, is shown by the fact that for several lines he was appointed chairman. The Shrews- bury and Birmingham owed much to his assistance, and he was chairman of it. we believe, up to the time when it was amalgamated with the Great Western. He was also chairman for some time of tho Shrewsbury and Chester Company, and at the time of his death he occu- pied the important position of chairman of the Shrews- bury and Hereford Railway. It has been a source of much regret to us, intere3ted as we are in the welfare of this district, that he did not continue to be associated in the management of the 0: westry and Newtown Railway, as we feel sure that if he had remained connected with it, we should long before this have had a complete system of railways through Montgomeryshire. The differences, however, that arose in this company, in its early history caused him to retire, Although he had been appointed to the championship. We may here state, too, that Mr Gore took a most active interest in supporting previous schemes which had been projected for continuing railway communication from Oswestry into Wales. Mr Gore leaves a widow and two sons, the elder of whom is M.P. for North Shropshire, the younger for the county of Leitrim. He had also issue a third son, who was killed, fighting gallantly with his regiment, the 43rd Light Infantry, against the rebellious Caffres and two daughters, who died young. Mr Gore's death, as would naturally be expected, has excited the deepest regret in the minds of his neighbours. Many families of eminence will be placed in mourning by the sad event. We understand that his remains will be interred in a vault under the parish church of Selattyn, and that the funeral will take place on Friday, (yesterday.)- Oswestry Advertiser. OSWESTRY. RIFLTJ Coitpg.-A meeting was held Tuesaay morning for the purpose of receiving proposals from the Mont- gomeryshire Rifle Corps, to the effect that the 03- westry and Welshpool Corps should join with them in erecting butts at Llanymynech. It was decided that this course was not desirable, for several reasons. One of which was that the corps would not be so independent if it was mixed up with others; another, that the cost of butts as estimated by the proposal was very costly; and j a third reason, that the terms named by the Secretary of the railway for fares to and from Llanymynech wore too much. We believe a sovereign per annum for each man was asked,—probably the butts would not be used by the corps more than 01'C6 a fortnight; and we presume a season ticket allowing the holder to g.) by every train, every day, would not cost more than L,5, so the proposal ofjEl for the occasional journeys of the Riflemen was not received as any great boon The meeting decided to apply to Sir Watkin for the use of a suitable piece of eround in the immediate neighbourhood, and there can be no doubt but that the popular baronet, who is himself largely interested in the subject of Riflo Corps, and never backward in serving Oswestry, will grant the favour asked of him. I CHESTER. MEETING OF THE GsA?D SrA?D PR()Ptlt"ETOll.s.-0n II Thursday last, the Grand Stand Proprietors held a meet? ing at the Exchange, under the presidency of Sir W W Wynn, for the purpose of making the necessary arrange- ments for holding the usual Spring Meeting in 1801. Mr Topham, Clerk of tho Course, (who was confined to his house through indisposition) sent a list of three new races which he proposes to substitute for others, which were verv favourably received. They were referred to the consideration of the committee. The committee meeting will take place some time in August or Septem- ber next, when Mr Topham will furnish a complete pro- gramme of the races for next year. It was suggested that the carriage drive near to the Grand Stand should be widened so as to admit carriages in and out with greater ease and facility i also, that a new flight of steps should be erected to make the stand more accessible to ladies. Other. improvements were also suggested, which, with other matters, will be considered in due time, and everything will no doubt be carried out to the satis- faction of the public. The usual dividend of 7 t per ceut. was declared, and the proprietors voted XI,200 as their amount to be given in 18G1. STRTET ACCIDENT.-On Monday last an old woman, named Mrs Hall, Boughton, who is engaged in the old clothes trade, was passing by the Cross when she was knocked down by a shaudry that was being driven past. Several parties were near and ran to her assistance, and w hen she was taken up it was found that she had sustained no further injury than being stunned by the tall. Sergeant Speed, who was present at the time of the accident, very properly took the name of the driver, in case it should be found that the woman was hurt. FIRST CHESHIRE MILtTIA.-On Monday last the members of this corps assembled at Chester Castle for 28 days drill, when the following officers were present: —Colonel T G Cholmondeley, Major H Harper, Captain I Tollemache, Captain Clegg, Captain Lyon, Captain Currie, Captain France, Captain Massey, Captain Jeff- cock, Ensign Fox, Ensign Hewson. Adjutant— Captain White; Quartermaster: Mr Hicks; Medical Staff: Mr T Brittain and Mr Watson. Tnere were 21 non-commis- sioned officers and 485 rank and file, which may be con- sidered a large muster, there not being more than GO who did not answer to their names. CHESTER RACES.—The Cup has long been the race of the million," yet other attractions are wanted to keep the meeting interesting for four days. The amall- ness of the fields, and the paucity of sport which the other events afforded, must have convinced anyone that a thorough revision of the programme is needed. The lalling off ia the principal stakes (excepting the Cup), presented a miserable contrast to what we remember in days gone by. Something, therefore, must be done to remedy this gradual diminution. The Clerk of the Course and handicapper (Mr Topham), has plenty of ability to improve this state of things, and with the exercise of that energy, which every business, to be suc- cessful requires, supported by the liberality of the Race j Committee, we haye no misgivings as to the result.— Chester Gourant,
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I CORRESPONDENCE. I I EARLY BRITISH HISTORY. I I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. I Sir,-As one of those who have read Mr Whalley's lecture t" which "Sais" in your last gives two columns of eriticism, it may interest Fnrne. t)f your renders, who have not seen the lecture, to know that'' Sais" has omit- ted to notice the most material feature in the lecture- which is to show the habitual misquotation and perver- siors of the authentic facts of B. itish hi.,torvi first hv the Romish monk", and in later times by their succes- sors in the Established Church. Any one who may havo read Mr Whallev's lecture will detect at once tile" fine Roman hand" with which Sais" has illustrated-though in a much weaker style than some other similar attacks upon this lecture that I have seen-that high treason to our national history with which Mr Whalley charges our highly paid schoolmasters of the ecclesiastical order. I repeat, that any one who will read the lecture, will find in it, as if it were by anticipation, a complete reply to the observations of "Sais," and I will only quote as an instance two or three of the leading authorities lor the propositions contained in it, which not even a high church Saxon of the present day, much less an old monk of the order of Saint Bartholomew, or Spanish inquisi- tion, w.,uld venture to question. AS to the Trojan origin of our laws, the following are a few of the authorities which Sais" has thought fit to overlook: in Mr Whalley's lectiire. Lord Coke," says Mr Whalley, "the greatest authority in this or any other country upon practical jurisprudence, in the pre- face to the third volume of his Reports, states as follows —' The original laws of this land were composed of such elements as Brutus first selected from the ancient Greek or Trojan institutions.' And Lord Fortescue, a still greater authority, insomuch as he could have no possible object in thus instiucting his royal Norman pupil, states in his treatise on the laws of England concerning the different powers kings claim over their sul)jtets, & I am nrmly of opinion that it arises solely from the different nature of the original institutions. So the kingdom of -Britain had its origin from Brutus and the Trojans who attended him from Italy and from Greece, and were a mixed government compound of the regal and demo- cratic. Also as to tne relation of Britain with Rome he quotes Lord Chi1 Justice Fortescue as follows—" In the time of all the different nations and kins Britain has always been governed by the same customs as form the base of its laws at present. If these ancient British customs bad not been most excellent, reason, justice, and the love of their country, would have induced aotue Of the kings to change or alter them, especially the Romans, who ruled all the rest of the world by Roman laws." And Sir Winstone Churchill, the father of the great Duke of Marlborough as follows- The Briton?, whether by compact, compromise, or othet means stood, it is evi- dent in the matter of the enjoyment of their own laws and liberties in a different position toward the Roman government to any other province in the Empire. They certainly'made such conditions as to keep their own kings and their own laws." And as to the character of the Saxons an unanswerable case is summed up by the following quotation from Mr Kemble, the best English authority on the Anglo-Sax- ons-" England had gone entirely out of cultivation; the land had become covered with forests; the Saxons had found the ancient cities entire; their grandeur at- tracted the attention of observant historians, and their I ruins yet testify to the astonishing skill and foresight of their builders; but the Saxons neither took possession of the towns, nor gave themselves the trouble of destroy- ing them; the boards and woodwork they most likely re- moved, the unperceived action of the elements did the rest. Among the mountains of the Cymri, a race as little subjugated by the Romans as by ourselves, were the traces of the old nationality alone to be found." And also from Dr Whittaker, who writes as follows—41 The Saxon laws were contemptible for imbecility their habits odious from intemperance; and if we can for a moment persuade ourselves that their language has any charms, it is because it forms the rugged basis cf our own tongue. For the rest, independantly of general history, we have no remaining evidence but that of language, that such a race of men as the Saxons ever ex- isted among us." And again Mr Kemble writes as fol- lows—" The more I examine the question the more com- pletely I am convinced that the received accounts of the Saxon immigration and subsequent fortunes and ulti- mate settlement are devoid of historical truth in every detail." And he further admits, as the result of his own investigation, "That the Saxon Church was essentially the child of papal Rome, End that what we term the Saxou histories arc nothing else than the writings of Monks of the Roman church animated by a spirit of inten&e hatred and mendacity towards the British church and nation- ality." These extracts from Mr Whalley's leoture will suf- ficiently exhibit the character of "Sai's" criticism, which is in no respect worthy of any serious reply. I am, &c., May 7, 18GO. CnIRo. MR GRIFFITH AD THE PEACE MAKERS. ) To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir,—Your correspondent A Peace Man," quarrels with Mr Griffith for expressing more confidence in 50,000 volunteers than in all the Peace Societies in the countlY, and yet, I am sure few can have read the con- cluding portion of A Peace Man's" letter without los- ing all confidance in his judgment. It is one thing to maintain that war, even defensive war is wrong; but for any man with the smallest acquaintance with European history during the last 10 years, to maintain that theEmper- or of tne French is a moderate, peace loving or trustworthy man, is indeed past my comprehension. And nothing I believe makes Englishmen less inclined to listen to the doctrines of these Peace Societies, than the childlike qualities displayed by their supporters, of turning away from all symptoms of danger in the hope of thus re- moving it. Is it not a notorious fact that the noisy assertions of the Manchester schoul, that nothing would again induce England to go to war, that led the Emperor Nicholas, on the belief that we were a nation of shop. keepers, to make that attack on Turkey which led to the Crimean war ? When 1 find that Peace Men" act in regard to their own houses and property, as they wish England to act in the protection of her own shores (ie., when they i abandon locks and bolts, and refuse the protection of the police-armed men be it remembered), I shall believe them consistent in their denunciations of the Volunteer Movement. I understand Mr Griffith to state, that for the main- tenance of peace he relies infinitely more on the volun- teers than on the Quakers. This is no sneering at tiie • i ,i latter, but a simple expression or tne common sense new j taken by 99 out of every 100 Englishmen. ANOTHER LOYER OF PEACE. London, May 7th, 1860. RUABON GUARDIANS. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir,-In your valuable paper of April 28th, an attack is made upon the Ruabon Guardians, and in this letter it is stated that there is not a parish in the whole Union that has suffered more through the incompetence and neglect of duty, on the part of the Guardians." It is onu thing to call a man an ass but another to prove him one. if the Ruibou Guardians are inferior to others, it is the fault of the ratepayers for electing them. If they have neglected tueir duiy, I hopd the ratepayers will turn them out and put Mr Ex-Guardian" in instead. Your correspondent builds a castle and then pulls it down again. lie first complains that the rates are so huh, and they are so he says, because the Ruabon I Guadians possess no influence at the Board. Then he Sil ys the cause of the rates being high is the indiscri- minate way in which out-relief is administered." This I think, shows that they have an influence at the Board. in this sweeping charge about out-relief, he condemns r3 L I I.. I not only the five Kuaooti uuaraians, DUI tile wnoie isoaru as well, particularly the chairman. He belongs to the clique who are fond of the cuckoo note of "offor the house." The following figures will show, what would be the consequence of offering the bouse to all lluabon paupers :—Nrumber relieved out in Ruabon, April 2G, 722; May 3, 717, if all them were relived in the house, it would out the ratepayers in the parish of. RuaboIl about E:),16 7s, when the out-relief only costs about 130 and that in two weeks. Your correspondent says that he resides and is a ratepayers in Ruabon, but again, shows himself ignorant and carelcis. There is only one new Guardian, the others are old ones who were ie-elected by a majority last April, yet he expects at the cud of the year the new Guardians will show that they have done something to be remembered. If the ex-Guardian is willing for a public discussion, and will come out under his own name to discuss about Out-door relief in the "Denbighshire Advertiser," I shall be glad to meet him, and will guarantee to follow him with my real name in full length. With best will to him, you and all, Yours, and Nor AN LX-GUAKDIAN. IMPROVEMENT OF TfIE CHURCH YARD. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Siv,- I fear that neither letters in the newspapers, nor the remonatiance of Church authorities and dignitaries, will havt) any effect in deterring trespassers from tread- ing down the grass ill the churchyard. The Vicar at the last Easter Vestry administered a well merited rebuke to several paities, but all to no purpose. As there is no hope of preventing trespassers from going the nearest way to the south entrance to the church, I would sug- gest that a regular patn be maag mar, way, with curb stones at each side. Of two evils, I think this is deci- dedly the least. A SUBSCEIBEK, i "PITCH AND TOSS." "I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. I Sir,—Now that the summer has set in, I observe that Sunday gambling has also commenced, as though it were one of the amusements of the season. In a short stroll last Sunday, I found a party at this blaguard game by the gardens in the lane leading from the Mold road to the Workhouse. Further on there was another gang in the footpath, leading through the field where Mr Tench is building a new house. An hour afterwards I found three separate sets of gamblers in the neiglibourhood of the Dunks, many of them young boys of fourteen or fifteen years of age. If the police could only watch and pounce upon a few of the offenders and make an exam- ple of them in the beginning of the summer it would have a sulitary effect for the whole season. OBSERVES.  I I PUBLIC BATHS. I I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. I Sir,—Some time ago I saw an intimation in your valuable paper, that baths could be had at the Infirmary at « reasonable charge. Could you let me know -what that charge is ? I am compelled to have RECOU. '.J Baths, and sometimes have tv go as far as Chester for one -lvhich causes great loss of time and considerable ex- pense. I suppose it is* hopeless to expect our Town Council to do anything in this way; but I think it would be a far inorp agreeable hobby for some of its members to dilte upon baths and their necessity, than upon pis and pigstys;- for the first would be conducive to the health of the working man, while the other endangers it and puts nothing in his pocket. I hope now the summer is com- ing on you will be ablo to do something for us. I am yours. COLD IVATER. RHL'AiUU>ur UR Ku.iiyo. I To the Editor of the Penbiqhshire Advertiser, Sir,—Before we had the misfjrtune to have the town I incorpoiatod, there was a large party who were loud in their advocacy of a p-iid surveyor. It was said that if we only had a paid surveyor, we should have the roads re- paired in a scielltiíi" manner, oo the most, economical plau. We have now got a paid surveyor, and I am ready to confess th It I am not prepared to offer any opinion of the economy he has pursued, but I am very much disposed to question the science he displays. If it is scientific to repair roads with cinders, then we have gained what we have been so long crying out for by the appointment of a pftid surveyor. But if I tira not mis- taken this very paid surveyor himself condemns the re- pairing of the county roads within the b trough by the county authorities with such rubbish, when, io and be- hold he is doing the self-same thing himself, A short time ago he was ordered by the Local Bllard to repair certain roads and charge the cost of the same to the owners of the adjoining property. This order has been partially carried out, and I am confident every candid person will agree with me that however bad the state of these roads may have been the remedy is much worse than the disease." Take the road past Crescent Terrace as an instance, where you get ancle deep in cinders, and fancy yourself transported to the neighbourhood of Ac- refair or the Ponkey. From such road mending, were it not for fear of a charge of profanity being brought against me, I should be tempted to utter an expressive ejaculatory petition from the Litany. A PIEDRSTRILV. [The following coriespouueuue has uetsu addressed to a contemporary.! MADDOCKS v. BARNWELL Sir,—We have read a letter signed William Lloyd Solicitor," which appeared in your last impression. When the character of a gentleman, exercising a res- ponsible public office, has been so assailed, we think it due from us to Mr Maurice, the Mayor, to state that he did not claim'' or exercise" sole juriediction in con- junction with a colleague" in this unfortunate case, and that, in our opinion, no man could have shown greater fairness or impartiality in the chair than did the Mayor. We can know nothing of the other matters referred to in Mr Lloyd's letter, further than that three, if not four, magistrates remained to take part in the decision. The others left before the case was over without having pub- licly expressed any opinion on it. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, EDMOND SWETEN- HAM, Counsel for Mr Maddocks, MARCUS LOUIS, Advocate for Mr Barnwell. RUTHIN BOROUGH SESSIONS. MADDOCKS v. BARNWELL. Dear S ir,—In your paper of the 2nd instant, there ap- pears a letter signed William Lloyd, Solicitor," where- in I find he states that several magistrates who at- tended to hear this case "were excluded from so doing I by Mr Maurice, who, as Mayor, claimed jurisdiction in conjunction with a colleague, whom he had previously selected." The facts are these i-The magistrates for the county never exercise jurisdiction, within the borough of Ruthin except when requested to do so by the Mayor or ex- Mayor, by whom the borough business is transacted. During the present year, thero being no ex-Mayor in consequence of Mr Maurice's re«elcction to office, I, as clerk to the borough juestices, have requested the assis- tance of a county justice in those cases requiring the ad- judicatiou of two magistrates, as a matter ot grace and favour to the Mayor. In the present instance I adopt- ed this course, and applied first to Major Wynne, then to the Rev E J Owen, and then to Mr Gabriel Roberts, but neither of these gentlemen being able to promise their attendance, I applied to Mr R G Johnson (a bar- rister of eleven years' standing, and not the most juven- ile magistrate on the bench") who kindly consented to attend. The assertion of Mr Lloyd (who, by the way was not present at the hearing) that Mr Maurice previously se. lected a colleague," is simply untrue. I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, LLEWELYN ADAMS, Clerk to the Borough Justices.
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STRENGTH OF Tift ODDFPLLOWS' AND FORESTEBS' SOCIETIES.—The official returns of these great societies have been compiled, and the result of the past year's ex- perience shows that it has been one of the most flourishing known. To begin with the Manchester Unity, the return of branches and members on the 1st of January, I SGO, is as follows *Aoll districts, 3,333 lodges, 9.111 305,214 members, being an increase of 12 district, 131 loupes, and 17.M1 members over the return of 1S59. The Ancient Order of Foresters' return on the 1st January, 1860, is 181 districts, 2,239 courts, and 108,576 members, being an increase of six districts, 191 courts, and 20,014 mem- bers over the return of 1859. No other societi es approach in any way these gigantic proportions. From 1.853 to the present year the Oddfellows have steadily increased in numbers, although there harl been a temporary check, aris- ing from the more stringent financial rules adopted. The Foresters were but 65,909 in 18-lo; aud up to 1852, after increasing and retrograding, they had only amounted to 89,875, but from this period their progress has been un- precedented. The largest lodge of Oddfellows is in Sussex, and contains 595 members. There are several other lodges over 400. The largest court is in Cheshire, and contains 404 members. In Middlesex the Foresters prepon- derate, numbering 2ü,7::JiJ, aud the Uddtellows 15.044; in I Lancashire the Oddfellows are 57,330, and in Yorkshire 48,429; the Foresters having in Lancashire 24,232, and in Yorkshire 28,242. I DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OP YORK.-We deeply: regret to announce the death of tne above dignitary of the church. The Archbishop of York died on Friday evening week, at half-past eight o'clock, at his Grace's residence in Bclgrave-square. We are informed that only a fortnight ago, his Grace complained of a dizzi- ness after entertaining a select circle of friends at dinner, and although no importance was attached at the time to his indisposition, he gradually became worst;, and the attack ended with fatal results. The Right Hon, and Must Rev Thomas Musgrave, D.D., was son of a dra. per in Cambridge, where he was born in 17 S. After an elementary education he entered as student at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1806, and was fourteenth Wrangler in 1S10. His Grace was elected a. Fellow of his College, which he held up to 1837. When at Cam- bridge he obtained the second members prizo Jor Middle Bachelor in 1811; proceeded M.A. in 1813; became Al- moner's Professor of lkrabiu in 1821 j and watt senior Proctor in 1331. The deceased Archbishop was incum- ] bent of St Mary the Great, Cambridge, and has also been purser of his college. In 1837, Dr Musgrave was ap- pointed by the late Viscount Melbourne, Bishop of Here. ford, and on the death of the venerable Dr Ilarcourt, in 1847, was translated to the archiepiseopal see of York. The late Archbishop was primate of England, a gover- nor of the Charter House, aud of King's College, and visitor of Queen's College. Oxford, a commissioner for building churches, and elector of Augustine College, Canterbury. In the patronge of the Archbishop were 9G livings, which he disposed most impartially, and with credit to hia exalted position. The diocese com- prises the whole of Yorkshire, with the exception of a ¡ portion belonging to the see of Ripon, and is of the annual value of £ 10,000. The province includes the sees of Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Manchester, RiDon. and Sodor and Man. The late Arch- bishop married, 12th Dec., 1839, the Hon. Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Lord Waterpark, and sister of the present peer. TWENTY-FOUR HEAD OF CATTLE BURNED TO DEATH. -On Sunday evening last, a most destructive fire broke out on the premises of Mr William Thornycroft, farmer. of the Tidnock Farm, Gawsworth, near Macclesfield. The flimes were discovered issuing from one of the ship- pons, and efforts were at once made to get out the cat- tle. Upon effecting an entrance, it became evident that the fire had been raging witwoonsiderable fury in the interior of the building for some time. The charred carcases of cows, heifers, and stirks were strewn in aU directions; and while etforts were being made to rescue whatever of the stock might already not have been des- troyed, the ceiling of the shippons fell in, burying the cattle which were still alive. The timely arrival of an engine from Macclesfield saved the farm house from destruction but the spacious pile of outbuildings was completely gutted. A considerable quantity of hay, and several head of cattle were saved. The loss which in- cludes 24 head of cattle, is said to be covered by insurance. THE MIDNIGHT MEETINGS.—The promoters of the midnight meeting movement in London held a thanks- giving movement on Tuesday evcoing. A report was read which stated that seven meetings had been called, the gospel had been preached to 1700 women, and 7500 scriptural cards and books had bt::en circulated amongst them. The offer of escape had been made to all; it had been accepted by 107; of these, 100 are in the homes, through the agency of which they would, it was hoped, be lestored to society. In addition to these, 5 had been restored to their friends, 1 restored to her husband, 2 placed in situations, and 1 had been married. Bevnnd -¡- this there is amongst the fallen women of the metropolis a spirit of inquiry awakened, alike gratifying and tin- couraging to the promoters of the movement. Ono of the spcaken said that a friend had given them two hous- es, but there was three more still required—two for fe- males and the third for children. It was intended to »o on with the movement, and they must have money. It cost EG if a woman remained in the house for a month, without any other expenses. The least they wanted was j61,000, and he felt sure if this were made known they would soon have it. THE WINE LICENSES BILL.-In committee on the Re- freshment Houses and Wine Licenses Bit!, the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer will move amendments for the purpose of restricting the sale of wine not to be consum- ed on the premises to wine in bottle only (clause 1) of exempting open shops from the obligation to take out refreshment licenses (clause 7) to give to applicants for wine licenses, and to parties objecting, a right of being heard (clauses 12 and 1:1); to limit such licenses in places having a population over 10,000 to houses of 120 a-year and upwards (clause 4); to enlarge the grounds of veto by the magistrates (clause 12); to assimilate the hours oi opening and closing to those of beerhouses (clauses 24); to improve the definition of offences en- tailing penalty (clause 26) to provide, in certain cases, tor the diaqualifioatiqn of the premises (clause A) fend for certain other ?uipo§efl, -1
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I LIAB?i'.?'ft. I LTA- -?- WEPXiiAM MARKET-THURSDAY. a. d 8d. White Wheat S 0—96 Red Wh,t II C ? 9 Malting Barley 6 6 70 Grinding Barley. 4 9 55 Oats. 3 9 43 Potatoes per measure 3 2 S 6 Flukes » Butter 1 3 14 rticirs 8 for sixpence Fowls, per couple 3 6 0 OSWESTRY CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Wheat, Ss 3a to 811 Gd, barley, 6s Od to Cs 6d; oats 4s Od to 4s od. ELLESMERR CORN MARKET.—TUESDAY. White wheat, 751bs 0s Od to Os o(I red ditto 78 lOd ta 88 3 Viarley, 38 jts, 6s 3d to 78 0d; oats, 48 lbs, 4s 6d to 513 Od. MARK LANE.—MONDAY. Wheat, barley, and oats were in fair supply last week, beans and peas being short. The exports were only 42 qrs ont Q. Of native wheat there were 5,440 qrs, of foreign 15, 336 qrs. This morning there was a very short tupply from EiS x, and ouly a moderate one from Kent. but the quality centrally net being fine, and millers well supplied with foreign, it was difficult to quit, and Kentish sample were about one shilling per qr lower. Fine foreign, on the contiarv, brought full prices, the downward tendency evinced on Fridiy having cebeed. Of country Flour there arrived 14,077 sacks, of foreign 1,000 lacks, alL Freuch. Sales of Norfolks were slow, at last Monday s rati s; and this was the case with French and American qualities. Town prices unchanged. The supply of Brit- ish barley was 1,299 qrs, with 9,272 qrs foreign. The coldness of the weather kept up a small demand for mal- ting, at full prices, tine Saalp. beir\ £ held high other de- scriptions were also firm. In Malt business continued heavy, with rates as they previously were. Of oats, in all, there were 28,941 qrs, viz, 691 qrs English, no Scotch, 820 qrs Irish, and 27,300 qrs foreign. There was a better sale lor heavy Swedish and fine Russian oats, at rather over the previous rates, but prices genetally were without change. The hean supply was 860 qrs native, 170 qrs foreign. All descriptions lully maintained their former value. Of native peas there were 114 qrs, of foreign 206 qrs. Prices were firm for hog feed and boilers. I MARK LANE CORN MARK ET.-WEDNESDAY. The show ot English wheat in our market, to-day, was again limited nevertbele.s, the demand for both red and white qualities ruled very inactive, at fully la per quarter beneath last week's cnrrency. The general condition tlf the samples was good. Good and useful foreign wheat. was held at extreme rates but the business done in them was very moderate. Floating cargoes supported previous rates but the inquiry for them was somewhat heavy. Tha inquiry for malting barley wai somewhat restrtcted; but grinding and distilling sorts were firm in price. Most kinds of malt changed hands slowly, at late quotations We have to report a slow inquiry for oats, on former terms. Both beaDS and. peas ruled steady in price; but flour commanded very little attention. I GLASGOW CORN MARKET—MONDAY I The market quiet. Wheat sells slowly, and is rather cheaper. Feeding stoffr in good demand at fall ratev. I LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET—TUESDAY. I ? I We have had only a small attenuanceat tillS mornings market, and the business passing has been qnite of a re- tail character. Wheat and flour must each be noted a shade easier than on Friday last. Holders, however, were by no means anxious to force the sales. Indian corn was little dealt in, and may be written 3d per qnarter cheaper. Oats and oatmeal remain nominally unchanged in value. Egyptian beans declined Gd per quarter ex abip. Feas and barley were without alteration. Notwithstanding iti dull inactive character, the market displayed a tolerably firm appearance. I LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET.- lifOltDAY. The number of cattle at market was 1,152 and shsep and lambs, 5,203. The supply of beef and mutton to-day was smaller than last Mouday, and the demand was slow at very high prices for each :-£ 6ld to Sti., and mut- t()1D 9Ad to ION per lb.; lambs 25* to 35s each. I LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—MOKDAY. The show of foreign stock here to-day was only moder- ate. The whole changed hands, at full quotations. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were only moderate, and the general quality of the supply was by no means first-rate. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., sold steadily, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Sib— the general top figure being 49 10d; other wise, the beef trade was far from active, on former terms. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge- shire amounted to about 2oQQ Scots, Shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds from Scotland, 46 Scots and crosses. We were seasonably well supplied with sheep, in, for the most part, middling condition. The muttoa trade ruled steady, at fully last Monday's quotations, some prime old downs, out of thu wool, having realised 5s 2d per Bib, We have now ceased to make any distinction between the value of the woolled and shorn sheep. There was a fair demand for lambs, at full prices, viz, 5s 6d to 7s 2d per 81b. Prime calves sold briskly, at very full currencies; but inferior calves met a dull inquiry, on former terms. The pork trade was heavy, ¡ and prices ruled a shade lower. I LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—MONDAY. i Sugar folly as high; fair business; refined wanted; low lumps not easily obtainable at 52s. Coffee very firm t fair trade. Tea quiet, auctions being declared for Wednesday, Tallow at 54s. on the spot, 53s 6d May to June, 51s 3d to 518 6d July to September, and 5le last three months. Lin- seed oil at 23* 3d. Scotch pig 'iron at Ms to 52 3d. 2,000 bags low Monlmein rice sold at 83 3d. 1,200 bag4 saltpetre sold, 16 to 4 per cent, at 398 to 43s 6d. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—THURSDAY. I The market has been quier at 52s cash closing buyers, Sellers 52s Sd. No. 1 G.M. B., No. 2, 51s. LONDON SEED MARKET.—MONDAY. The demand for seeds during the past week has been small; sales uncertain. Red seed is without change, but fine qualities for holding over are more inquired for. White clover is quite neglected, and offered at 10s to 12 reduction, without inducing bnyers. Trefoil are without Change m valne. Canarvseed h without change, NEWGATE AND LE/VDENHALL—»MONDAT Per 81bs, the carcase. s. d. s. d Inferiorbeef '2 10 3 a I Middling ditto 3 3 3 6 Prime lare do. 3 8 3 10 ) Do. small ditto 4 0 4 21 Veal. 4 4 5 0 I s. d, s. d. Inferior mutton S 8 4 o Middling ditto 4 2 4 4 Primo ditto 4 6 4 & Largo pork. 3 10 4 4 Small pork 4 6 4 lit LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—THUESDAIT. The demand for all kind of stock was at Monday's prices. Beef, 3. 8J to 4s. mutton, 48 4d to 5s 8d. veal, 58 4d to 5s lOd. pork, 43 to 43 10. lamb, 63 to 73 2d. per 81ba. Beasts, 780; cows, 115; sheep and lauibe, 6,250 oalvea, 721; pigs, 146. Arrivals. Holland, beasts, 70; sheep. 450-. calves, 194. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET—Thursday. A less supply of English wheat, which sold slowly at barely last week's prices; but we make no alteration in our quotations for any descriptions. LOXDON PRODUCE MARKET—THURSDAY. Sugar: Full prices obtained, but demand moderate for landed paroles, Refiaed brisk. 52s 6d paid for common grocery lumps. Coffee market less active. Plantation Ceylon a little cheaper. Tea market more brisk. Congou briDgsan advance of 4d to a Id.
REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE.
REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. The genial weather with which the week commenced being followed by the return of harsh winds, vegetation has made small progress. Some wheat undoubtedly looks well after all its trials, but there are very many pieces with great deficiencies iu the rows, and that require a total change in the temperature to give a prospect of a full average yield. Warm nights and genial showers are much. wanted, and without them spring corn more especially ia likely to advance fodder being nearly used up, aDd grass very short. Some reaction has taken place in wheat since the rise, but only to a small extent, about Is per quarter on the average, the country markets beiug better supplied and the London advices being dull, but there have still been purchases for Ireland. Foreign arrivala have been, only moderate. Quotations ia Frame have rather im- proved, as well as in Belgium, Holland, and the Baltic. In Odessa prices have risen fully Is per quarter for wheat oDd barley; but the fine weather experienced in Spain since the rains, and the policy of the Neapolitan government. have contributed rather to lower rates in those countries. t The insurrection in Sicily induces the latter to quit the atecks of flour on terms favourable 10 the people. The activity of the markets in America has rather diminished. and prices lean somewhat in liuyerie favour. Stilt as Ire- laud is really in need, English stocks are reduced, and foreign prices keep up, we cannot look for much lower rates, but rather the reverse. The sales noted last week were 109,957 quarters wheat at 51s 9d., against 107,200 quarters in 1859. The London averages were 54s 4d. on 2,058 quarters. -The arrivals into the principal porta of Great, Britain for the week ending 2i1,b April, in wheat and flour, were equal to 47,585 quarters wheat. FOREIGN.—The Paris flour market, though rather calm, has maintained the previous week's advance, millers not offering their best samples below <50f. per 157 kilos (equal to 3Cs. per 280lh English), the four marks for the current mouth being held at 58f. (37s 6d. per 2801b), In Rollaad. prices very steady, Kotierdam, with £ liberal supply* found. less activity in sales; but holders were firm, the best red wheat being worth 56. 6d. per quarter. Stettin I' .1 _L_ had experienced a tblir weeire iraue wuu ramer increasing rates. Wheat to 50s 6d rye, 318 3d.; barley, 29& oats. 21s 6d per quarter. Koni»9burg also reported a similar state of trade. Wheat to 52s. oats, 18a Gd. per quarter. At Stockholm, with fair supplies, rates were firm. Wheat to 51s. barley, 26!. can, 17s 9dto 19s 3d. per quarter.
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I BANKRUPTS.— FRIDAY. Benjamin Thomas Oakshott., Portsea, licensed brewer. Chailes Sharpboase Duggan, Bridgehouse-pkce, Newing- ton-causeway, wholesale stationer. Ilenry Trenter, Ipawick, butcher. Benjamin Knrz, Rithboue-plece, Oxford-streltg, manufacturing jeweller. William Bedford, Middlesei- s'reet, Whitechapel, baker. William Harris, Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, haydealer. Joseph Stanley, Walsall, dra- I,er. Benjamin Abraham, Taunton, jeweller. Isaac Han- son, Halifax, innkeeper. Thomas Moore, Morland, West" mor eland, grocer. BAN-KRUPTS-TuUDAY. Yidmuiid Jones, hosier j Battersea, Middlesex Jama* Smith, grocer, Fareham, Hants, John Wilson, shipowner, feunderlaud, George Drake jeweller, Camden Town*. Middlesex. John Samuel Beal, apotheeary, Paddlllgton. Middlesex. Frederiek Miller, lead merchant, Oxford- street, London. John Newns and John Hampton Wilk- intod, droperi, Wolverhampton. yiooeint Allen, Anw, Newport, Monmouthshire. James Palmer^ ironmonger) Gloucester. < I. L w .j